1-Node ClickHouse in Production
In this guide I'll show you how to deploy a production-ready ClickHouse instance on EC2, including backups and basic monitoring.
Aug 21, 2022Panelbear is joining forces with Cronitor!
This is the story of how we got to know each other and how we ended up merging our bootstrapped companies.
Jan 20, 2022Building a bare-metal Kubernetes cluster on Raspberry Pi
I’ll be walking you step by step on how I built a bare-metal, 3-node Kubernetes cluster running on Raspberry Pi. I'll also share some tips and tricks I learned along the way.
May 19, 2021The Architecture Behind A One-Person Tech Startup
As grandiose as the title of this article might sound, I should clarify we’re talking about a low-stress, one-person company that I run from my flat here in Germany.
Apr 7, 2021Why I Run Django on Kubernetes as a One-Man SaaS
When it comes to choice of tools there’s no holy grail, and there will always be tradeoffs to be made. This helped me recognize that I must decide for myself which pain points I care about, and which ones I’m willing to let go.
Mar 31, 2021Why I Didn't Open-Source My Second SaaS
I learned that nothing makes people disappear faster from a GitHub thread than asking them if they want to contribute the code changes themselves.
Jan 16, 2021The Tech Stack of a One-Man SaaS
In this post I'll describe the tools and services I use to run my SaaS business. From programming languages to open source libraries to Kubernetes tools for easy deployments.
Nov 22, 2020On Choosing Boring Technology
Why Panelbear started as an embarrassingly simple Django app and all data was stored on a SQLite database.
Nov 10, 2020